The US proposal for "free economic zone" in Ukraine's east 'is a trap', analyst says

The US is pushing for a demilitarised "free economic zone" between Russian and Ukrainian troops in the east of the country as part of a settlement to end the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Peter Zalmayev, Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative says that Russian President Vladimir Putin 'has gotten himself an ally such as the US President and is gangpressing Europeans into going along with a capitulatory peace agreement'.

Dec 12, 2025 - 03:00
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The US proposal for "free economic zone" in Ukraine's east 'is a trap', analyst says
The US is pushing for a demilitarised "free economic zone" between Russian and Ukrainian troops in the east of the country as part of a settlement to end the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Peter Zalmayev, Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative says that Russian President Vladimir Putin 'has gotten himself an ally such as the US President and is gangpressing Europeans into going along with a capitulatory peace agreement'.

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